The Ministry of Defense of Norway, which recently supported the supply of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, turned to the country's General Staff with a request to consider the possibility of transferring the CV90 BMP to Ukraine. This was reported by the Norwegian edition of TV 2.

In particular, it says that the government plans to make a greater contribution to military assistance to Ukraine and constantly evaluates what weapons and equipment should be provided..

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“The government is constantly considering whether Norway should send more weapons to Ukraine. We do not comment on these estimates and any current or future contributions.. We have a good dialogue with Ukraine and allies regarding the needs. We will support Ukraine for as long as it takes,” Norwegian Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gramm said..

CV 9030N (Strf 9030) is an export version of the CV90 family of combat vehicles, developed by order of the Norwegian armed forces by the Swedish consortium BAE Systems and Bofors.

For the export contract, instead of the standard 40-mm Bofors L / 70 automatic gun, the combat vehicle was equipped with a 30-mm Bushmaster II automatic gun and a more powerful engine and a landing commander's hatch on the right side in the aft of the BMP.

The Norwegian version of the CV90 is the best and new version of this BMP, which has improved electronic systems, survivability and mobility. Machine protection allows you to withstand the impact of 30 mm shells.

Now the country's army has 164 such infantry fighting vehicles.

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Recall that the Norwegian government, which previously allocated about $100 million for the restoration of Ukraine, plans to approve a long-term support plan for a period of five years in.